Missile Downs U S Jet Over North Vietnam
U S Navy F8E Crusader reportedly shot down over North Vietnam 60 miles southwest of Hanoi by a mobile surface to air missile. Pilot missing after fruitless aerial search. Sixth loss confirmed. previous crashes linked to Soviet missiles. Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division report casualties during a drive near the South China Sea coast. B52s from Guam hit a Viet Cong storage area in Tay Ninh Province. weather cancels ground follow up.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Defense Department
Washington
Crusader
101St Airborne Division
South China
Qui Nhon
Winchester Police Ball At George Washington Hotel Canceled
Winchester police planned an on duty Halloween ball at the George Washington Hotel with Holmes McFarland in charge but the event would not occur. The city had 23 degrees the night before, the coldest of fall, with a forecast of warmer weather and little rain ahead.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Holmes McFarland
Order of the Police
Talks on Rhodesia At Breaking Point
In Salisbury British Prime Minister Wilson warned Rhodesian Premier Smith the British government will isolate Rhodesia completely if the white minority government seizes independence. The talks reached a showdown with no common ground found and a final attempt planned for today.
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Rhodesia
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
Smith
London
Wilson
Holton Calls Godwin Political Opportunist in Rhetoric
The two top Republicans assail Mills Godwin as a political chameleon and opportunist. Holton claims Godwin shifts positions between Northern Virginia and the Conservative Southside, while Callahan decries him as a political opportunist. Godwin defends his record and warns against GOP governance, urging voters to consider experience and stability. NAACP officials condemn Godwin ticket endorsements as betrayal. Petersburg group endorses the Democratic ticket citing Godwin’s Johnson Humphrey support.
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Associated Press
Mills Godwin
A. Linwood Holton
Holton
Arlington
Godwin
Virginia
Southside
Vincent Callahan G.r
Watkins M. Abbitt
D- Va
Abbitt
Aremistead Boothe
Virginia Naacp
Negro Crusade For Voters
David E. Longley
The
NAACP
Petersburg
Johnson - Humphrey
Ruritan Week Proclaimed by Local Leaders
Mayor William M. Battaile and B. O. Brumback announce next week as Ruritan Week. The Ruritan Club, founded in 1928, serves farmers, business and professionals with fellowship, goodwill and community service. National Director Tom Rosenberger urges expansion and stronger leadership to meet growing rural needs.
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B. O. Brumback
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Winchester
William M. Battaile
Ruritan
Tom Rosenberger
Mt. Falls
Ruritan Nationalb
Ther
Rappahannoc
Brumback
All Virginia to Return to Standard Time Sunday
All of Virginia will return to standard time this Sunday. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, with Northern Virginia in the 10th District still observing DST.
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Virginia
Richmond
Northern Virginia
Water Escape Route From Cuba Closed
The Cuban government closed the Camarioca embarkation port and halted small boat departures as the U S airlift to Florida looms. Coast Guard rescue operations continued with refugees transferred at sea and the plan to airlift 270 000 exiles beginning in Miami within days, with about 200 flown daily.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U.S
Florida
State Department
Castro
Camarioca
Florida Straits
U.S. Coast Guard
Felix Fernandez
Miami
Fernandez
Cueban
Coast Guard
Snow and cold grip the Northeast with 4 inches reported
Snow and frigid conditions swept the Northeast with northerly winds. Greenville Maine recorded about 4 inches while Western Pennsylvania and New York saw up to an inch. New York City had light flurries the first snow of the season as a cold front stretched west.
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Associated Press
New England
Ohio
Greenville
Maine
Pennsylvania
New York
New York City
Montana
California
Los Angeles
Mercury
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Bradford
Key West
Fla
Smith Elected Festival Head
Alson H. Smith, local businessman, was elected president of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival for the coming year at the annual meeting held at the George Washington Hotel. He succeeds James R. Wilkins, the previous two year head, who joined the 1966 Executive Committee as a vice president in charge of revenue. Other new vice presidents elected include Harry F. Byrd, Ry Buytsherry, Irzy, and David G. Simpson.
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Alson H.smith
Shenandoah
George Washington Hotel
Mr. Smith
James R. Wilkins
Mr. Wilkins
Harry F. Byrd
SS .Y Be. Ry
Halloween Celebration Prompts Citywide Caution
Police urge caution for Halloween festivities with the street dance on Loudoun Street from 7 to 10 p.m. tomorrow. Traffic controls begin at 5 p.m. as merchants host contests, free cider, candy, and store hours extend to 9 p.m. Mayor Battaile notes Sunday Halloween observance shifts to tomorrow.
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J. Thomas Boyd
William M. Battaile
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Boyd
The
Merchants’ Association
Irvin Shendon
AMA
Gemini Flight Chiefs Take On Tough Rendezvous Mission
Cape Kennedy AP reports the Gemini team must launch two spacecraft within 10 days to fly in formation. If successful, the maneuvers will prove rendezvous techniques critical for lunar missions and offset Monday's Agena failure.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Gemini
U.S
Ce J
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Schirra
Navy
Stafford
Air Force
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agency
Jack Albert
Charles Mathews
Brumback and Battaile to Cut Ribbon for I 81 Opening
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce sponsors a ribbon cutting next Thursday at 11 a m under the Route 50 bridge on the northbound lane of I 81. Mayor William Battailé and B O Brumback will snip the ribbon. Traffic aides will control access as the 26 mile section from Strasburg to the West Virginia line opens to the public.
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The
Winchester - Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
William Battailé
B.O. Brumback
Board of Supervisors
Route 50
Strasburg
West Virginia Line
Christiansburg
Newbern
Valley
Virginia
D. B. Fugate
Willaamsburg
U.S. 11
Weather centers drift east as Virginia endures cold snap
The center of a cold Arctic air mass lies over Ohio and moves slowly eastward, keeping Virginia in unseasonably cold conditions. Temperatures will rise tomorrow as the system edges away and sunny skies return.
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Richmond
Virginia
Ohio
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Frederick County
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Philip Manuel
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